Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
He who hates pretends with his lips and stores up deceit within him.
New American Standard Bible
But he lays up
King James Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Holman Bible
and harbors deceit within.
International Standard Version
Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself.
A Conservative Version
He who hates masquerades with his lips, but he lays up deceit within him.
American Standard Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
Amplified
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.
Bible in Basic English
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
Darby Translation
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
Julia Smith Translation
He hating will be known by his lips, and he will set deceit in his midst;
King James 2000
He that hates disguises it with his lips, and lays up deceit within himself;
Lexham Expanded Bible
On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but {inside} he will harbor deceit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An enemy dissembleth with his lips, and in the mean season he imagineth mischief;
NET Bible
The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.
New Heart English Bible
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
The Emphasized Bible
With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
Webster
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
World English Bible
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,
Interlinear
Nakar
Saphah
Mirmah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a broken piece of pottery with silver waste. 24 He who hates pretends with his lips and stores up deceit within him. 25 When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him; for seven hateful things are in his heart.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who imagine evil, but to counselors of peace there is joy.
Psalm 41:6
And when he comes to see me, he speaks vanity; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; he goes out and speaks of it.
Proverbs 10:18
He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who speaks a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 11:1
False balances are hateful to Jehovah; but a just weight is His delight.
Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Proverbs 12:17
He who breathes truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the wise is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.